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29 October 2017

Sunday Stamps II - 150

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1954, Madagascar This is a Uratelornis chimaera , or a long-tailed ground-roller that is only found in a small section of south-wester...
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22 October 2017

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2014, Latvia, Lighthouses designer: Arta Ozola Jaunaraja This octagonal lighthouse on the Gulf of Riga was built in 1930. It has been...
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21 October 2017

lighthouses

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received 2014 Eight very different lighthouses on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina. Baldhead Island , first lit in 1794, current l...
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15 October 2017

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2000,  Denmark,  commemorative, Showing the front page of the newspaper Kristeligt Dagsblad (Christian Daily Newspaper) from 5th of Ma...
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14 October 2017

Morse Country

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received 2014 M Peck Marian Fielding Peck was a painter who produced over 60 maps of Great Britain for Salmon Postcards until he...
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08 October 2017

Sunday Stamps II - 147

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1964, Jamaica Jamaica is the fourth largest island country in the Caribbean. It was claimed for Spain in 1494 by Christopher Columbus,...
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01 October 2017

Sunday Stamps II - 146

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1947, India International Postage 12 annas One of three stamps issued by the newly independent Dominion of India. It wouldn't be u...
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30 September 2017

Arizona

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1940s, Curt Teich unused On the reverse is a listing of each image within the individual letters A - Boulder Dam R - San Francisco P...
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24 September 2017

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2017, Switzerland, Postcrossing illustrator: Max Spring A brand new stamp, issued September 7, 2017, this is the international rate ...
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23 September 2017

solid fall

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received 2016 from Russia Leonid Afremov is a Russian artist whose works are created by using only a canvas, oil paints and a pallet kni...
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17 September 2017

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2004, Canada, 100th anniversary of the Canadian Open These stamps are the same size as a golf ball (43mm or 1.6"), complete with d...
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16 September 2017

R.M.S.P.

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The Araguaya was built in 1906, the second of the modernized fleet for travel to South America. Each of these ships were named with the l...
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10 September 2017

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1961, Republic of Congo engraver: Rene Cottet Argyropelecus gigas, or giant hatchetfish can be found in tropical waters of all the o...
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03 September 2017

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2017, Estonia, 100 years designer: Indrek Ilves Estonia's 100th anniversary of independence will be a long celebration. It started...
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02 September 2017

Midway at The EX

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1970s, Canadian National Exhibition The CNE, or more commonly known as simply 'The Ex' has been around since 1879.  This po...
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27 August 2017

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1977, Djibouti Before its Independence in 1977, Djibouti was known as French Somaliland as well as The French Territory of the Afars ...
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20 August 2017

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2016, Norway, 200th Anniversary Norges Bank 21 kroner designer and engraver: Sverre Morken A 19th century Norwegian coin and 20th cen...
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13 August 2017

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1995, Belarus, Belovezhski Bison Bonasus A European B ison in the B elovezhskaya National Park within the B ialowieza Forest (a UNESCO...
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08 August 2017

blue cats

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received 2017 from Belarus artist Irina Zeniuk International Cat Day
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06 August 2017

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1928 US AIR MAIL The US postal service started constructing airway beacons between 1923-1933 to aid navigation before there were good a...
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30 July 2017

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1971, USSR, Space Exploration The Lunokhod - "Moonwalker" - was a robotic lunar rover, and this stamp shows the Lunokhod 1, t...
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28 July 2017

international bridge

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 Canada 1950 above, 1910 below The World's Smallest International Bridge Zavikon Island, 1000 Islands Canada The 1000 Islands...
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23 July 2017

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1984, Vietnam, Halong Bay Ha Long Bay was made a World Heritage site in 1994. There are some 1600 monolithic islets, mostly made of...
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22 July 2017

covered bridge

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1970s Canada Hartland Covered Bridge photo by E Otto This 391m bridge was opened in 1901 but wasn't covered until 1922 after repai...
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on the water

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Relaxing after a long weekend of hard work. for Sepia Saturday
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16 July 2017

Stampede

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1967 postcard book The annual Calgary Stampede has been on all week and ends today.  Billed as The Greatest Show On Earth , for 10 ...
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1964, Pakistan, Save the Monuments of Nubia When the Aswan Dam was being built, UNESCO helped with a publicity drive to educ...
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15 July 2017

church map

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received 2013 Bulgaria has some great map shaped cards showing everything they are proud to show off - architecture, landscapes, flora, ...
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09 July 2017

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2008, USA, Scenic American Landscapes International letter rate photographer: George H Huey The U.S. Virgin Islands, in the Caribbea...
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08 July 2017

Québec all lit up

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A night time view of Québec City, featuring the prominently situated Chateau Frontenac. for Postcards for the Weekend - City views, nig...
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02 July 2017

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1976, Bermuda The Tall Ships Race that took place in 1976 during the American Bicentennial was from Bermuda to Rhode Island. The EAGLE...
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01 July 2017

Quebec City

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Québec is the capital city of the province of Quebec. The city has an accent, while the province does not. The name Quebec comes from a...
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25 June 2017

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1967, Canada Expo 67 designer: Harvey Prosser Expo 67 was Canada's premier celebration during its centennial year. It ran from Apr...
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18 June 2017

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2015, Germany, Most Beautiful Panoramas This is the Chiemsee with a view to Gstadt and the Chiemgau Alps in Bavaria. The sun is shining...
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17 June 2017

Røros

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received 2017, Norway painting by Harald Sohlberg, 1903 Røros was founded in 1644 when copper ore was found in the area. It is now a...
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11 June 2017

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1958 - US, Forest Conservation designer: Rudy Wendelin Rudy Wendelin worked at the United States Forest Service as an illustrato...
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04 June 2017

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1922, Ireland, 2 penny definitive designer: J Ingram This was the first non overprinted stamp issued in the Irish Free State, and it c...
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03 June 2017

icons of Canada

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pre 1999 This map card does not include the newest territory, Nunavut, which was created in 1999. It comprises the eastern portion of t...
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28 May 2017

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  2013, Canada, Adopt a Pet series illustrator: Monika Melnychuk photography: Raef Miles The background of these stamps shows a...
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21 May 2017

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2013, Canada The Kitchen Sink 1919 photographer: Margaret Watkins An unusual still life of domestic chores - a sink filled with cro...
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14 May 2017

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2017, Canada, 100th Anniversary Vimy Ridge designer: Susan Scott This joint issue international rate stamp (France and Canada) shows...
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07 May 2017

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1989, Finland, Christmas designer: Paavo Huovinen The Old Church at Sodankyla is one of the oldest timber churches in Lapland. It was ...
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30 April 2017

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1954, Canada engraver: Silas Robert Allen based on a photograph by Dorothy Wilding This issue of six stamps featuring Queen Eli...
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